From these nicknames, it is not difficult to see that the Trail Blazers are simply a gathering place for a bunch of villains. But this was a few years ago. At that time, Rasheed Wallace, the league's most powerful player, was still roaming the Portland Trail Blazers.
Tran. And now, he went to Detroit and used the rough methods of a blue-collar worker to tear apart the once luxurious Lakers F4.
Although Rasheed has left for several years and has even won the supreme O'Brien Cup with the Pistons blue-collar workers group, the Blazers have not yet completely struggled out of the image of a criminal concentration camp. The most important reason is,
It’s Portland’s leader and star Randolph.
Just before the game started, the media put Adrian and Brandon Roy together and criticized them from head to toe from all aspects. The most detailed one was written by the famous NBA commentator Bill Simon
The comments written by Si in his column cover all aspects and are exhaustive.
"Breakthrough: Adrian is not a good breakthrough player. His breakthrough relies more on the pick-and-roll movement of his teammates. This is not the case with Brandon Roy. Roy's breakthrough changes are very sharp and can often be seen in the game.
Until he made a breakthrough.
Scoring: Roy's offensive methods are comprehensive and his range covers the entire three-point line, while Adrian almost never shoots three-pointers. Although his shooting rate is high, it is because his shots are basically concentrated in the inside, and he scores on layups and blue shots after breakthroughs.
The scoring methods are relatively poor. Roy wins on this point.
Passing: From the perspective of assists, Adrian has a clear advantage in passing. His passing is simple and unpretentious, but has excellent effects. He can always use the pick-and-roll to pass the basketball to the hands of open teammates, quite like the Pistons.
The team's main point guard Billups. Adrian has a complete victory in this regard.
Defense: Both are willing to do the dirty work, willing to defend and active in defense. They can also defend players in three positions on the court. Brandon is smarter and is good at creating offensive fouls through blocking, while Adrian is tougher.
, is good at blocking shots and physical confrontation, and from a physical point of view, Adrian's confrontation ability is stronger."
After careful analysis, Bill Simmons finally came to the conclusion that Adrian has a stronger ability to defend and organize the team, and is good at using the abilities of his teammates to open up situations. And Brandon Roy's score
The ability is stronger. The gap between the two people is not big. As for who is stronger and who is weaker, we have to wait for the two to actually compete before we can draw a conclusion.
Although the above content is basically nonsense, it lists a lot of data in detail to support its argument. Most fans also like to read this kind of expert opinion, because it has detailed data theory, and usually the data is
Those who cannot lie will make ordinary people believe the opinions of these experts to be true.
At the same time, a large number of so-called expert opinions also completely heated up the game. ESPN temporarily decided to broadcast the game live, and even sent its own commentator, the classic combination of TNT's Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.
Although the rookie battle between Adrian and Brandon Roy was highly hyped before the game, Phil Jackson obviously did not pay too much attention to Brandon Roy in the pre-game tactical arrangement. The Trail Blazers really
What needs attention is Zach Randolph.
Although he is known as a data brush, there is no doubt about Randolph's offensive ability. His mid-range jump shooting ability is one of the best among the league's big men. His footsteps inside are extremely flexible. Although he is a little bloated, his tonnage
But to be honest, it is really difficult to find a candidate among the Lakers who can defend Randolph. Kwame has the strength to withstand Randolph, but he cannot keep up with Randolph. Turiaf can
He can keep up with Randolph, but is at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Bynum...it's best not to rely on him to defend Randolph.
The Lakers really attach great importance to this game. Not only because of Kobe's remarks before the game, but also because of historical reasons, the Lakers' record at the Trail Blazers' home Rose Garden has been poor. The Lakers only won once in the previous five games, from 1996 to
Since the 1997 season, their record here is 4 wins and 16 losses.
At the same time, as the first game of the Lakers' three-game road trip, the Lakers generals also want to make a good start for this three-game road trip. If they can defeat the Portland Trail Blazers, the next two games will undoubtedly
Much easier to fight.
Before the game started, Adrian met Brandon Roy during the warm-up. At that time, Adrian was still hesitant to go up and say hello, but he didn't expect Roy to take the initiative to come over.
"Hello, Adrian."
"Hello, Roy." Since others took the initiative to come up to him, Adrian certainly wouldn't put on a cold face. Instead, he smiled and said in a joking tone: "You're done Roy, Kobe and I
Said I would definitely blow you up tonight."
Roy was stunned for a moment, then realized that Adrian was joking, and couldn't help laughing: "That's such a coincidence. Cole told me that I must show you some color tonight."
"Did he really say that?" Adrian couldn't help but look towards the Trail Blazers' basket, only to see Aldridge doing his shooting warm-up meticulously, not paying attention at all.
"It's just a joke." Roy laughed, then raised his fist and hammered Adrian on the chest: "However, it's not that easy to beat me up. Maybe your boss will be disappointed tonight
."
Adrian shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. I believe he will come and beat you up by then. But I don't want to give him that chance."
"Oh, the game hasn't started yet, but we can see that the two hot topics of today's game are getting together, Brandon Roy and Adrian are talking together." TNT's commentary is on, and the camera is accurate.
Captured this scene, Smith's explanation came immediately: "They both had smiles on their faces, and it seemed that they had a good relationship. I didn't know that these two were still friends in private."
"Of course they are not friends. Kenny, is your data reserve so scarce? Are you still using the windous5 system?" Next to him, his partner and friend Charles Barkley did not change his sarcastic habit at all.
He directed his saliva at his partner: "Brandon was born in Seattle, went to high school in Seattle, and went to college in Washington. And Adrian was born in California, grew up in California, and went to the University of Southern California. The two of them had been there before.
It’s very possible that we haven’t met each other.”
"But Adrian is the main shooting guard of USC, and they may have played against each other in the NCAA."
"Kenny, do you need me to tell you how bad the USC Bruins are? They can't even qualify for the conference. Do you think Adrian will have a chance to play against Brandon? Besides, if they really play against each other,
, would you have never known the name Adrian until today?”
"But if Adrian's performance in college was not good, why did he improve so quickly after entering the NBA." Kenny Smith asked unwillingly.
"You can ask God about this, or you can help me ask him why the old man wanted Michael Jordan to be born." Barkley snorted twice, and by the way, he damaged Michael Jordan. Jordan's reputation will be blackened for life.
Not for free.
"Oh, let's not talk about it Kenny, the audience didn't turn on the TV just to listen to us. Now let's turn our attention back to the competition field. The competition is about to start."
